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cannikin
or can·i·kin
[ kan-i-kin ]
/ ˈkæn ɪ kɪn /
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noun
a small can or drinking cup.
a small wooden bucket.
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How to use cannikin in a sentence
He did not cease smoking for a moment, unless it was to drink from a cannikin of brandy placed before him.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6|Eugne SueWith the "kid," a. little tin cannikin was passed down with molasses.
Redburn. His First Voyage|Herman Melville
British Dictionary definitions for cannikin
cannikin
canakin or canikin
/ (ˈkænɪkɪn) /
noun
a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel
Word Origin for cannikin
C16: from Middle Dutch kanneken; see can ², -kin
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